Architecture and Allocation Considerations for Group Expert Systems

Abstract

This thesis investigates the design, communication, and allocation considerations for implementing a distributed group expert system on a Local Area Network. A model system called GESP (Group Expert System Prototype) was implemented in Prolog on a microcomputer LAN to be used as a working platform. From observations of the model, conclusions have been drawn concerning: (1) the architecture of the expert system software required to support an interactive group expert system; (2) implications of expert system to expert system communication; and (3) the optimum allocation strategy of expert systems to nodes. Due to the lack of a distributed operating environment in which to implement the model, efficiency has been sacrificed for operability. Although GESP is not a fully practical implementation of a group expert system, it should as a minimum provide a functional framework for understanding, analyzing, and designing interactive group expert systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA196523

Entities

People

  • Michael B. Rattigan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Directories
  • Expert Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Integer Programming
  • Local Area Networks
  • North Carolina
  • Operating Systems
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personal Computers
  • United States
  • Wide Area Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.